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Royroydeb is an User from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal in India. He supports Quess East Bengal. He is an engineering student. He also loves history, politics, cricket and football. Most of his edits are about these. He loves travelling also and has travelled to a variety of places in India.

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Good Articles (23)
West Ham United
Joshua King
Jules Bianchi
Escherichia coli
John Johnson
Josh Walker
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Badshahi Mosque
Cillian Sheridan
Lahore Fort
First Battle of Tikrit
Tomb of Safdarjung
Harry Kane
Serdar Tasci
Bahadur Shah I
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Zesh Rehman
Darren O'Dea
Michael Chopra
Battle of Jajau
Jack Hobbs (footballer)
Eoghan O'Connell
Matt Mills

Did you know... (82)

... that Brazilian footballer Alan (pictured) expressed a desire to play for Austria?
... that the Washington Monument, the world's tallest obelisk, sustained more than 150 cracks from the 2011 Virginia earthquake?
.... that Brazilian footballer Caio Rangel signed for Italian club Cagliari in 2014?
... that Brazilian footballer Digão signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal in 2013?
... that after scoring a goal, Costa Rican footballer 'Wendy Acosta points to the sky in remembrance of her deceased father?"
... that the German footballer Jeremy Dudziak is eligible to represent Tunisia, Germany, and Ghana at the senior international level?
... that the Tomb of Nadira Begum was actually built in a water tank?
... that the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb is buried in the Tomb of Aurangzeb at Khuldabad, near Aurangabad in India?
... that the Anbar offensive (2015) launched by the ISIS coincided with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's visit to Washington?
... that the British wanted to destroy the Jama Masjid after the Revolt of 1857?
... that the Cypress Tomb (pictured) in Lahore, Pakistan, is so named because of the cypress tree motif on its exterior walls?
... that Hugo Moutinho became the first Portuguese footballer to score a hat-trick in Romania?
... that the Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque in Purana Qila, Delhi, was originally intended to be built in marble, but as it ran out of supply, red sandstone had to be used?
... that footballer Erik Lima won the best newcomer award at the end of the 2014 Brasileirão season?
... that the Badshahi Mosque (pictured) function as both a mosque and an idgah?
... that Zainab Sultan Begum, a wife of Mughal emperor Babur, was also his cousin?
... that Cillian Sheridan, who currently plays for APOEL in Cyprus, started his professional career with Scottish club Celtic?
... that though Ali Mardan Khan was a successful engineer and administrator his tomb in Lahore (pictured) is considered a shrine by the locals?
... that the Kamran ki Baradari (pictured), built by Kamran Mirza, was the first Mughal structure in Lahore, Pakistan?
that after the death of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1707, his fifth son Muhammad Kam Bakhsh ascended the throne of Bijapur?
...that some Iranian groups accused the U.S.-led coalition of bombarding a pro-government headquarters during the First Battle of Tikrit?
...... that the Spanish footballer Cristian Bustos has moved to India to play for Mumbai City FC after playing over 270 games for six Spanish clubs?
... that after trying to overthrow his father twice in ten years, Bahadur Shah I resorted to being a "grudgingly obedient son"?
... that Spanish footballer Jorge Alonso studied civil engineering?
... that even after defeating the Mughals at the Battle of Lahore,Ahmed Shah Abdali retained the Mughal governor Mir Mannu?
... that Spanish footballer Alejandro Zamora's only La Liga match was also the last match of Héctor Cúper as the Real Betis manager?
... that Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (pictured), the second holiest mosque of Islam, was built by Muhammad partly on a burial ground?
... that the footballer Rafa Jordà scored six goals in the 2007–08 season, which saw his side being promoted to La Liga?
... that Zesh Rehman is the first Pakistani international footballer to play in the AFC Cup?
... that Ibn Muljam assassinated the fourth caliph Ali at the request of his lover whose father and brother were killed by Ali's forces at the Battle of Nahrawan?
... that Brazilian footballer Éder Monteiro Fernandes, who plays for the Indian club Salgaocar, has played alongside World Cup winner Romário at Vasco da Gama?
... that despite indicating willingness to renew his contract with a Portuguese club, Portuguese footballer Rúben Fernandes signed with a newly promoted Belgian one instead?
... that Romanian footballer Ioan Hora spent "two beautiful years" at Gloria Bistrița?
... that Indian legislator Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala urged the government to relax the helmet rules for motorcyclists due to the high temperatures of the summer months?"
... that Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee is the first mayor of any city of India to get Z-plus security cover?
... that Indian politician Akhtarul Iman withdrew his candidacy for the 2014 Indian general election ten days before the poll, stating that he did not want to split the Muslim vote?"
.. that Indian Member of Parliament Mohammad Asrarul Haque polled the highest number of votes in his state of Bihar in the 2014 general election?
... that Jammu and Kashmir education minister Naeem Akhtar installed a helpline to his personal office to hear complaints?
... that Indian politician Idris Ali has compared party chief Mamata Banerjee with Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, and the goddess Saraswati?
... that Indian Jat legislator Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary assisted chief minister Mayawati in pacifying agitations in Jat-dominated areas?
.. that Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah of Kashmir was one of the founders of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference?
.. that the Indian legislator Siddiqullah Chowdhury is critical of the Sheikh Hasina-led government of Bangladesh?
... that Mahant Chandnath, a Member of the Indian Parliament, is also the head of the Nath sect of Hinduism?
... that though Mohsin Raza was made the Minority Affairs Minister of an Indian state, he was neither a member of the state legislative assembly or the legislative council?
... that Dellatorre, who currently plays for Cypriot club APOEL FC, was the top scorer of the 2011 São Paulo Junior Football Cup?
... that though the Saleh Kamboh Mosque of Lahore was built during Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's reign, it has architectural features of the Shah Jahani era?
... that at age 12, Edin Šehić became the youngest footballer to sign a scholarship contract with NK Zagreb?
... that after failing to get playing time at ABC Futebol Clube, footballer Rodriguinho Marinho considered becoming a futsal player?
... that Ahmed Jahouh is the first Moroccan footballer to play in India?
... that Firhad Hakim is the first Muslim to become the Mayor of Kolkata since Indian independence?
... that Saleh Mohammad is the first politician from Jaisalmer district to become a minister of Rajasthan, India?
... that Mausam Noor was the youngest Muslim woman member of parliament to be elected to the 15th Lok Sabha?
... that Boro Maa created a refugee colony at Thakurnagar for the Matuas, who were displaced due to the Partition of Bengal (1947)?
... that the Indian Member of Parliament Anju Bala believes that violence against cows can be curbed by declaring it the national animal of India?
... that Indian MP Sumedhanand Saraswati is also a Hindu monk?
... that Bandaru Dattatreya is the only minister from the Telangana state in the current Union Cabinet of India?
... that All India Trinamool Congress MP Uma Saren was the first person to speak in the tribal Santali language at the Inter-Parliamentary Union?
... that the 14th-century Alai Darwaza (pictured) was the first Indian monument built using Islamic methods of construction and ornamentation?
.. that the Eklakhi Mausoleum was the first square-shaped building with a single dome built in India?
... that as Prime Minister of Hyderabad, Sir Kishen Pershad passed the Mulki regulations giving preference to local citizens over British citizens for state administrative appointments?
... that after Asman Jah represented the Nizam of Hyderabad at the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, he was promoted to prime minister of the state?
... that the Khan of Manavadar Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji played in the Indian hockey team at the Western Asiatic Games?
... that after being influenced by Wahhabism, Mubarez-ud-Daulah wanted to overthrow the Nizam of Hyderabad and the British in India?
... that Nawab Ahmad Ali Khan of Malerkotla was the only ruler of the Malerkotla State who had his name inscribed on coins?
... that Shah Jahan II's food, clothes, and meetings were decided by the powerful Sayyid brothers who had chosen him as the Mughal emperor?
... that many of the photographs taken by Maharaja Ram Singh II of Jaipur State depict the lives of women behind purdah in his harem?
... that Mahendra Nath Pandey, who was imprisoned during the Emergency in India, went on to become a government minister?
... that Mughal emperor Humayun died after falling down the stairs of his library, Sher Mandal (pictured)?
... that Jammu and Kashmir has a unique penal code established by Maharaja Ranbir Singh (pictured)?
... that Birjis Qadr, the Nawab (leader) of Awadh state in northern India, became a poet while in exile in Nepal?
... that the Brahma Temple of Khajuraho is actually dedicated to Shiva?
... that the Arab Serai, a 16th-century roadside inn in Delhi, may have been built to shelter 300 Arab priests who accompanied the Mughal emperor's widow on her Hajj to Mecca?
... that George Ali Murad Khan, ruler of the princely state of Khairpur in Pakistan, survived an accidental shooting by his father when he was nine months old?
... that the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Khalji (pictured) was built inside an Islamic school in Delhi, India?
... that Saumitra Khan was elected in the 2019 Indian general election by a margin of more than 78,000 votes without participating in any political rally in his constituency?
... that 19 years after Mrinalini Devi married Rabindranath Tagore, many of her wedding jewels were sold to fund Brahmacharya Ashram, a school he founded?
... that an inscription at the tomb of Isa Khan claims that it is an "asylum of paradise"?
... that the name of the Afsarwala tomb (pictured) translates as 'officer's tomb', but the identity of the occupant is unknown?
... that Nizam Nasir-ud-Daulah established a modern revenue administration system in Hyderabad State?
... that despite being described as a "weak candidate", Arvind Sawant defeated his nearest competitor by more than 120,000 votes to represent the Mumbai South constituency in the 2014 Indian general election?
... that Rathindranath Tagore, the first vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati University, initially became involved with the school at the urging of his Nobel Prize-winning father?
... that the Qutb Minar complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delhi, houses the tomb (pictured) of one of Muhammad's descendants?

		The Good Article Reviewer's Medal of Merit
		For reviewing 6 Good article nominations during the December 2013 GAN Backlog Drive!--Dom497 (talk) 15:17, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	For being part of the Review Team during the December 2013 GAN Backlog Drive! Dom497 (talk) 15:18, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	For reaching your goal to review at least 5 Good article nominations during the December 2013 GAN Backlog Drive! Dom497 (talk) 15:19, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

sports people
Thank you, Roy from India, for quality biographies of people in international sports, such as Jules Bianchi, Stephen Sama and Wendy Acosta, creating more than 400 articles (as of today), for GA reviews, for places such as the Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:19, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. It was a hasty nomination after I returned without working on the article. Anyway, your work on Indian articles is great. So take some time out and enjoy this lovely falafel :) — Yash! ^(Y) 08:53, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

		The Good Article Barnstar
		For your contributions to bring Babur to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! — Calvin999 10:25, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

		The Pakistan Barnstar of National Merit
		For your excellent work on Lahore Fort! Your contributions are appreciated Mar4d (talk) 20:42, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

		The Invisible Barnstar
		The judges would like to congratulate you for making the 2nd round being in the top 16! Although you didn't make the top 9 of Round 2, we appreciate that you participated in the 2nd Annual GA Cup. We hope to see you next year! MrWooHoo (talk) 23:46, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

	The Asian Month Barnstar
	Thanks for your great contribution in Wikipedia Asian Month 2015! --AddisWang (talk) 19:46, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Nice job promoting Arab Serai to the Main Page! I'm a big fan of your work. MX (✉ • ✎) 14:49, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

		The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		Long overdue! --evrik ^(talk) 03:34, 11 April 2020 (UTC)